Saturday, January 28, 2006

Eric Clapton and Derek Trucks

Eric Clapton hits the road with a kick-ass band. Clapton's band will be: Derek Trucks and Doyle Bramhall - guitars, Willie Weeks - bass, Steve Jordan - drums, Billy Preston - keyboard.

Latest news is Derek Trucks is in Clapton’s touring band, and is featured on Clapton’s new record.

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Made In Japan 2006

Dream Theater continue their tradition of covering a classic album in it’s entirety at any two-night stands in the same city. Earlier this month they performed Deep Purple’s Made in Japan at two shows in Japan (January 13 in Tokyo and January 15 in Osaka).

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Frank Zappa: Edgar Varèse album

Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa made an album of Edgar Varèse compositions a few months before his death. This last completed project will finally be released after a long and tedious legal struggle.

The long-awaited Varèse album may be coming out after all, possibly by the end of this year. “The Varèse album is on hold for a very specific reason,” Zappa’s widow, Gail, said in December. “We documented three recording sessions with a film crew, and they absconded with the film and tapes, and it took me eight years and lawsuits to get the sucker back.

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